Fame Brewster & Co.

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brewster & co building in queens



brewster kept records of family crests , colors of customers. astors blue, j. p. morgan s dark green, , vanderbilts shade of maroon. these reserved colors made difficult new customers choose body color.
brewster formulated secret oil-based finish, required less maintenance varnishes used @ time. other firms tried , failed duplicate it.
in response chauffeurs regarding glaring street lights @ night, brewster styled windshield four-pane design after research. although wasn t patented, became known brewster windshield , copied body builders , production automobiles.
brewster has made speedboat hulls.
brewster made children’s pony carts coaches designed hold 20 or more people.


alumni


many automotive engineers , designers had start @ brewster. designer , engineer of pierce-arrow s cast-aluminum bodies 1904–1920, james way, first worked @ brewster. head of lincoln s coachbuilding division henry crecelius sr. persuaded work there edsel ford, brewster. raymond dietrich started @ brewster draftsman before being fired secret designing other makes. harry lonschein founded rollston after starting out @ brewster.


1917 brewster touring car body on crane-simplex model 5 chassis



notable owners


louis comfort tiffany - brewster s second gasoline auto chassis, panhard et levassor
john d. rockefeller, sr. - crane-simplex had 2 brewster bodies, summer , winter.
john d. rockefeller, jr.
frank winfield woolworth
vincent astor





brewster v8 owners




1934 brewster v8



edsel ford - purchased first brewster-bodied ford v8 available
al jolson
cole porter
lily pons
gertrude lawrence
fred waring
victor moore

edsel ford

15 of cars ford v8 chassis made 1935 ford grill. edsel ford acquired first shipped example. 1 off custom on stretched 127-inch wheelbase, 1934 brewster town cabriolet deville (chassis number: 18-802233; engine number: 49493; brewster build number 9002), third ford brewster , did not use normal brewster front end. instead (at edsel s request) 1934 ford grill installed. example made standard ford dash instead of brewster dash, 16 inch wheels in place of standard 17s, , banjo steering wheel. edsel ford kept @ new york ford dealer, , family use while in new york. in 1939, had retrofitted 239 mercury flathead v8 engine produced 100 horsepower. 1 of edsel ford s few personal cars , still survives today in remarkable condition, unrestored. presented rm auctions @ automobiles of amelia in 2008 sold $198,000.


the brewster-bodied ford chassis town car heart-shaped grill classic ford designated classic car club of america.







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